Learn German Anecdotes

  1. Image of What will I learn on a Weekend Crash Course?

    Anecdotes, Types of Courses: What will I learn on a Weekend Crash Course?

    Cactus intern Miia Matinolli discovers for herself how a weekend crash course could help her on holiday...

  2. Image of German evening course in New York: Cactus staff experience

    Anecdotes, Attitudes to Language Learning: German evening course in New York: Cactus staff experience

    Academic Director Augusta Nicol gives us a lesson by lesson account of what she learnt on her German course...

  3. Image of Learning German: starting from scratch on an evening course

    Anecdotes, Attitudes to Language Learning: Learning German: starting from scratch on an evening course

    Language Travel Consultant Alex Wolfson tells us how he tackled German - with only a few references to the World Cup...

  4. Image of German evening course: a first-hand account

    Anecdotes, Attitudes to Language Learning, Making Progress: German evening course: a first-hand account

    Director of Studies Rod Mitchell tells us about his 10-week evening course in German in Brighton

  5. Image of Languages and sport: brush up your vocabulary for marathon season

    Anecdotes, Vocabulary: Languages and sport: brush up your vocabulary for marathon season

    Marathons take place all-year round, all over the world. The springtime is one of the periods when a lot take place, though.

  6. Image of Cactus celebrates Green Britain Day

    Cactus Language Worldwide, Cactus News, Anecdotes: Cactus celebrates Green Britain Day

  7. Image of A night to remember - the Cactus anniversary party

    Anecdotes, In the news: A night to remember - the Cactus anniversary party

    May 7th 2009 marked the celebration of our 10 year anniversary. Yes...the time was nigh for another legendary Cactus bash!

  8. Image of Travelling to your destination: flying versus train travel

    Anecdotes: Travelling to your destination: flying versus train travel

    I remember the days when catching a plane was still exciting. Arrival at the airport marked the beginning of your holiday, and the relative rarity of taking a flight anywhere meant that you felt like you were embarking on an adventure...

  9. Image of The importance of translation: international branding gaffes

    Anecdotes: The importance of translation: international branding gaffes

    When devising a new product name, or advertising slogan, it is unlikely that the first consideration on many people’s list would be the suitability of its translation into other languages.